Thursday, January 5, 2012 10:00 am - 11:00 am St. John Neumann Catholic Church
Ocean Pines, MD
Mass
Thursday, January 5, 2012 11:00 am St. John Neumann Catholic Church
Ocean Pines, MD
Private Burial
Flowers
(At Funeral Home) The Burbage Funeral Home 108 William Street Berlin, MD 21811
Contribution
The Zimmer family graciously requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock, PO Box 626 Churchville, MD 21028
or
Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation, Attn: D. Billing, 100 E. Carroll St., Salisbury, MD 2180
Obituary
Joseph M. Zimmer, Jr. of Berlin, MD died on January 2, 2012. Mr. Zimmer was born in Baltimore, MD in 1942. He lived in Forest Hill, MD before moving to Berlin, MD in 1998. He was the son of the late Joseph Max Zimmer, Sr. and the late Anna Margaret Vogtmann Zimmer. He attended St. Ursula’s School, Calvert Hall College High School and The University of Baltimore.
Mr. Zimmer was the founder and president of Joseph M. Zimmer, Inc., a large contracting business with offices in Baltimore and Salisbury, MD.
Mr. Zimmer is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sheila K. Zimmer and his sons Joseph M. Zimmer, III and wife Julie of Bishopville, MD, John M. Zimmer and wife Lorie of Churchville, MD and Robert F. Zimmer and wife Kathleen of Eldersburg, MD. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Shelby, Grayson, Gavin, Madison, Evan, Maggie, Jackson and Mason, his brothers Ed and Robert and sisters Jane and Denise.
Mr. Zimmer was a past President of The Ocean City Marlin Club and the Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock, an organization developed to teach youth about the importance of preservation and conservation of our natural resources. He was also an active Member of the Ocean City Light Tackle Club and The International Masters Angling Tournament. He was an avid fisherman who regularly traveled to remote destinations such as Canada, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Guatemala.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 11:00 am at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Ocean Pines. Rev. John Kavanaugh and Deacon Wil Pinder will officiate. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, January 13, 2012 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at The Grill at Peerce’s in Phoenix, MD. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Joseph’s name to the Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock (BOJC), P.O. Box 626, Churchville, MD 21028 or to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) Foundation, Attn: D. Billing, 100 East Carroll Street, Salisbury, MD 21801. Arrangements are being handled by the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.